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Heat Haze

Hans slowly got out of bed. He had lay awake since three AM, but he still wasn't decided. Hans went out into the living room where the family had finnished breakfast and were all watching TV except for his mom doing the dishes. "Oh hey honey," his mom called. "Help me with the dishes?" Hans blinked then said, "Um, I have somewhere to be." The entire family turned to look at Hans. Hans pushed his glasses up on his nose and ran out the whole family watching him. Hans ran to the meeting place, flung the door open, and tripped over the doorstep.

Mari tried to smile to but it came out awkward. "I'm Cater," Cater responded to Arianna. "I'm M-Marisha," Mari managed to say. Cater smiled and moved aside. "Come in! We're waiting for one other person."

"I guess we'll show you around the place while we wait," Cater said a bit nervous from the sudden touch. "Right there is the kitchen. There's still running water but we prefer not to use it for drinks for sanitary reasons so we have store bought water. And we only have snacks since the stove doesn't work and there's no fridge. We normally take turns making lunch for each other which I think today is your day Mari," Cater said smiling. Mari flinched because she totally forgot. "I thought we were going to do something spe-" Before Mari could finish, Cater covered her mouth. "Geesh, don't ruin it," he said then looked at Arianna. "Any questions so far?" He asked smiling.

"Yes? Umm...so what is the real reason you called us here?" Arianna asked "And about the lunch I can make lunch for everyone today if you like? Im a great cook." Arianna's flickered from Cater to Mari then back to Cater with a quick wink.

"I'll tell you that when the other kid gets here," Cater answered. "As for lunch, we took care of it for today but the rest of the week we'll switching so if you decide to stay, I'll look forward to your cooking." He gave Arianna his best smile.

While Cater was talking to the new girl, Mari heard another knock on the door. "That must be the other one," she said quietly to herself. She wanted Cater to open it but he looked busy... sort of. She walked to the door and opened it, a bit wider this time. "Um... Welcome~" she said without stuttering but had the same horrible enthusiasm as last time.

Hans took a step back as a nervous girl opened the door, he half expected her to throw a gas in his face or stab him or something. When she didn't he relaxed the slightlest bit but didn't step closer. "Umm.. th - the flyer... som - someone gave me on - one." Hans stambered rubbing the back of his neck. He looked everywhere except at her.

"Ah, I'm Marisha," Mari said then moved aside for the new guest to come in. He seemed more nervous than she did. Perhaps a bit too nervous, but oddly enough it calmed her down knowing there was someone else who was scared.

((Haha, I'm trying to make him very scarred... he reads too many horrror books :) ))

Hans took a step, and stopped on the doorstep. He gulped, Oh why am I here? Why in the world did I ever think of coming? Hans heard them introduce themselfs and there was an acward silence. Then he relised that he should introduce himself too. "Uh, I'm Hans." He pushed his glasses up his nose.

Hans saw Arianna smile at him. Do people smile before they kill? Hans over reaction imagineation was at work. Slowly he took a breath and smiled back, but was afraid it looked more like a grimance. Bitting his lip he stepped into the room, holding his breath.

"Don't be scared," Cater tried to reassure him, "We're not bad people." He tried to smile at Hans but seeing as that had the opposite affect he continued talking. "Do you like animals? We have a bunny here."

Mari left the door open in case Hans decided to run away. She knew exactly how he felt, or so she thought, and wanted to help him be as comfortable as possible. "D-do you want me to get Chiri?" Mari asked Cater, but Cater wanted to see if it was okay with Hans first.